USS General R. L. Howze

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USS General R. L. Howze (AP-134) was a General G. O. Squier-class transport ship for the U.S. Navy in World War II. The ship was crewed by the U.S. Coast Guard throughout the war. She was named in honor of U.S. Army general Robert Lee Howze. She was transferred to the U.S. Army as USAT General R. L. Howze in 1946. On 1 March 1950 she was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS General R. L. Howze (T-AP-134). She was later sold for commercial operation under the name SS Austral Glen, before being scrapped in 1980.

1943  WikimediaWikidata
length 159.4 metre, 
shipUnited States Navy

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    1943 USS General R. L. Howze
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    U.S. Military Sea Transport Service tranports laid up at Everett, Washington (USA), on 25 June 1957 (NH 104594)U.S. Military Sea Transport Service tranports laid up at Everett, Washington (USA), on 25 June 1957 (NH 104594)
    USNS General R. L. Howze (T-AP-134) underway at sea, in the 1950sUSNS General R. L. Howze (T-AP-134) underway at sea, in the 1950s
    USS General R. L. Howze (AP-134) at anchor off San Francisco, California (USA), on 17 February 1944USS General R. L. Howze (AP-134) at anchor off San Francisco, California (USA), on 17 February 1944